2024 Faculty and Technology Survey
Introduction
Welcome to the 2024 EDUCAUSE Faculty and Technology Survey!
This survey asks questions about your modality practices and preferences, use of and experiences with data analytics and tools, approach to inclusion and accessibility, and implementation of workforce skills and competencies into teaching and curriculum. This survey is expected to take approximately 15 to 20 minutes to complete. The survey can be completed on a mobile device, but you may have the best survey response experience using a desktop or laptop computer. Please use the survey’s navigation buttons below to go backward or forward within the survey. Using your device or browser’s navigation buttons might result in lost answers.
Required questions are indicated with an asterisk (*).
Conditions and Stipulations
- This online survey is being conducted for research purposes. The data resulting from this confidential survey will be made available to researchers at EDUCAUSE. Data will be available to the general public in the form of public presentations, reports, journal or newspaper articles, and/or in books.
- You cannot be identified by your non-written survey responses. Data will be available as individual responses and in aggregate formats. There are several open-ended questions in this survey. It is best not to include personally identifiable information in these responses.
- The online survey involves questions about your teaching experiences, preferences, and student learning outcomes in higher education. Beyond demographics, all questions will only address teaching and IT-related issues.
- Taking the research survey is voluntary. If you do not participate, it will not affect your faculty status in any way. If you choose, you may stop your participation at any time. If you choose to participate, you may skip any question you do not wish to answer, with the exception of the required screening question at the beginning of the survey.
- If you have any questions about the research survey and your rights as a participant, you can contact the research team at [email protected]. Your responses will provide data to inform higher education institutions on how instructional modalities and technology impact the teaching and learning experience for both faculty and students.
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Consent
You must be an adult (at least 18 years old, in most jurisdictions) and a full-time or part-time faculty or staff member at a higher ed institution to participate in this survey. Indicate your agreement with the informed consent statement below.*
( ) I agree.
( ) I do not agree (If you select this option, you will exit the survey).
Screening Questions
S1. What is your age?*
( ) Under 18
( ) 18 to 24
( ) 25 to 34
( ) 35 to 44
( ) 45 to 54
( ) 55 to 64
( ) 65 or above
S2. Which of the following best describes your status during the current academic year?*
( ) Full-time or part-time faculty or staff member
( ) Not a faculty or staff member (Please note, only faculty and staff members are eligible to take this survey)
S3. Have you taught any online or hybrid courses since 2021 (including courses you are currently teaching)?*
( ) No
( ) Yes
Modality Practices and Preferences
1.1 Does your institution or department have specific definitions and guidelines for what courses should look like in practice based on their modality?
( ) No
( ) Yes, my institution has definitions and guidelines for all modalities offered.
( ) Yes, but my institution only has definitions and guidelines for only some modalities.
( ) Don’t know
1.2 Do you follow these definitions/guidelines when designing and conducting your course(s)?
( ) No
( ) Yes
( ) Sometimes
1.3 Which of the following course modalities are offered at your institution or in your department? (Select all that apply.)
[ ] On-site
[ ] Online
[ ] Hybrid
[ ] HyFlex
1.4a Please select the statements that define on-site courses offered at your institution or in your department. (Select all that apply.)
[ ] All instructional activities happen on-site.
[ ] All instructional activities happen online.
[ ] Some instructional activities happen on-site, and some happen online.
[ ] All instructional activities happen synchronously.
[ ] All instructional activities happen asynchronously.
[ ] Some instructional activities happen synchronously, and some happen asynchronously..
[ ] During a typical class session, instructors teach on campus.
[ ] During a typical class session, instructors teach from a location off campus.
[ ] During a typical class session, all students participate in the same mode (on-site or online).
[ ] During a typical class session, some students participate on-site, and some participate online.
[ ] Other (please specify):: _________________________________________________
1.4b Please select the statements that define online courses offered at your institution or in your department. (Select all that apply.)
[ ] All instructional activities happen on-site.
[ ] All instructional activities happen online.
[ ] Some instructional activities happen on-site, and some happen online.
[ ] All instructional activities happen synchronously.
[ ] All instructional activities happen asynchronously.
[ ] Some instructional activities happen synchronously, and some happen asynchronously..
[ ] During a typical class session, instructors teach on campus.
[ ] During a typical class session, instructors teach from a location off campus.
[ ] During a typical class session, all students participate in the same mode (on-site or online).
[ ] During a typical class session, some students participate on-site, and some participate online.
[ ] Other (please specify):: _________________________________________________
1.4c Please select the statements that define hybrid courses offered at your institution or in your department. (Select all that apply.)
[ ] All instructional activities happen on-site.
[ ] All instructional activities happen online.
[ ] Some instructional activities happen on-site, and some happen online.
[ ] All instructional activities happen synchronously.
[ ] All instructional activities happen asynchronously.
[ ] Some instructional activities happen synchronously, and some happen asynchronously..
[ ] During a typical class session, instructors teach on campus.
[ ] During a typical class session, instructors teach from a location off campus.
[ ] During a typical class session, all students participate in the same mode (on-site or online).
[ ] During a typical class session, some students participate on-site, and some participate online.
[ ] Other (please specify):: _________________________________________________
1.4d Please select the statements that define HyFlex courses offered at your institution or in your department. (Select all that apply.)
[ ] All instructional activities happen on-site.
[ ] All instructional activities happen online.
[ ] Some instructional activities happen on-site, and some happen online.
[ ] All instructional activities happen synchronously.
[ ] All instructional activities happen asynchronously.
[ ] Some instructional activities happen synchronously, and some happen asynchronously..
[ ] During a typical class session, instructors teach on campus.
[ ] During a typical class session, instructors teach from a location off campus.
[ ] During a typical class session, all students participate in the same mode (on-site or online).
[ ] During a typical class session, some students participate on-site, and some participate online.
[ ] Other (please specify):: _________________________________________________
1.5 To what extent do you disagree or agree with the following?
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1.6 How, if at all, have issues with the operationalization of instructional modalities impacted your teaching and your students’ learning?
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1.7 For hybrid courses, in general, are you required to teach a specific number of hours or class sessions on-site versus online?
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( ) Yes
( ) Don't know
1.8 For hybrid courses, how do you deliver or implement the following course components?
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1.9 Do you decide which course modalities you teach in?
( ) No
( ) Yes
( ) Sometimes
1.10 Do you decide whether students must participate in the same mode (i.e., all students must participate either online or on-site)?
( ) No
( ) Yes
( ) Sometimes
1.11 For a typical hybrid or HyFlex class session, how do you prefer your students to participate?
( ) All students participate synchronously in the same mode.
( ) All students participate synchronously, but some students participate on-site and some online.
( ) All students participate asynchronously in the same mode.
( ) Some students participate synchronously in the same mode, and some students participate asynchronously.
( ) Some students participate synchronously; some students participate on-site and some online, and some students participate asynchronously.
( ) I have no preference for how my students participate.
1.12 Please explain your reasoning for your preferences for student modality.
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1.13 Considering a typical course, in which one of the following modes do you prefer to teach?
( ) A course that is remote and offline (i.e., all instructional activities are done by hard copy correspondence without the use of internet technologies)
( ) A course that is remote and online (i.e., all instructional activities happen online)
( ) A course that is hybrid (i.e., a mix of remote-online and on-site instruction)
( ) A course that is on-site and uses technology to support teaching and learning
( ) A course that is on-site and does not use technology to support teaching and learning
( ) No preference
( ) Other (please specify):: _________________________________________________
1.14 How many years of on-site teaching experience do you have?
( ) Less than one year
( ) 1-2 years
( ) 3-4 years
( ) 5-6 years
( ) 7-8 years
( ) 9-10 years
( ) More than 10 years
1.15 How many years of online/hybrid teaching experience do you have?
( ) Less than one year
( ) 1-2 years
( ) 3-4 years
( ) 5-6 years
( ) 7-8 years
( ) 9-10 years
( ) More than 10 years
1.16 Please indicate the extent to which you rely on each of the following to assess student engagement in your course(s).
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1.17 How difficult or easy is it for you to gauge student engagement in your:
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1.18 Do you think it’s possible to achieve the same level of student engagement in online courses as in on-site courses?
( ) No
( ) Yes
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1.19 In what ways, if any, are you optimizing student engagement in your on-site and online/hybrid courses?
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Data Analytics & Tools
2.1 Should student data and analytics be used to inform course design, teaching, and advising practices?
( ) No
( ) Yes
( ) It depends
( ) Don't know
2.2 Do you use student data to inform your course design, teaching, and advising practices?
( ) No
( ) Yes (What are your sources for data?): ___________________________________
2.3 In what areas do you use student data to inform your course design and teaching practices? (Select all that apply.)
[ ] Design and implementation of assessments (e.g. homework, quizzes, assignments)
[ ] Design and implementation of instructional activities (e.g., lectures, class discussions, group work)
[ ] Design and implementation of classroom policies
[ ] Selection and implementation of technology
[ ] Selection and implementation of textbooks and other course materials
[ ] Advising students
[ ] Other (please specify):: _________________________________________________
2.4 To what extent do you disagree or agree with the following?
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2.5 To what extent do you disagree or agree with the following?
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I have the knowledge and training needed to be able to use student data to effectively inform my teaching. |
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2.6 Where did you obtain the knowledge/training? (Select all that apply.)
[ ] My institution provided me with training.
[ ] I learned on my own.
[ ] I am in a discipline/field that requires me to learn about data analytics.
[ ] Other (please specify): _________________________________________________
2.7 What could be done to better support your ability to use student data to effectively inform your course design and teaching practices?
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2.8 Please rate your general disposition towards generative AI.
( ) Very pessimistic
( ) Pessimistic
( ) Neutral
( ) Optimistic
( ) Very optimistic
( ) Don't know
2.9 For what purposes, if any, should students be allowed to use generative AI in their courses? (Select all that apply.)
[ ] Brainstorming and idea generation
[ ] Outlining and organizing
[ ] Analyzing data
[ ] Writing emails to instructors
[ ] Taking quizzes, tests, or other assessments
[ ] Completing assignments that are designed for generative AI use
[ ] Submitting generated material after editing it
[ ] Submitting generated material without editing it
[ ] Help with drafting papers or essays
[ ] Help with drafting slides or presentations
[ ] Students should not use generative AI in their courses
[ ] Other (please specify): _________________________________________________
[ ] Don't know
2.10 Why shouldn’t students use generative AI in their courses?
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2.11 Please explain your selection(s).
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2.12 For which of the following purposes, if any, are you currently using generative AI in your courses? (Select all that apply.)
[ ] Brainstorming and idea generation
[ ] Refining ideas or questions
[ ] Writing emails to students
[ ] Analyzing student data
[ ] Grading and providing written feedback on student assessments (without editing that feedback)
[ ] Grading and providing written feedback on student assessments (with editing that feedback)
[ ] Generating quizzes, tests, or other assessments (without editing)
[ ] Generating quizzes, tests, or other assessments (with editing)
[ ] Generating lectures (without editing)
[ ] Generating lectures (with editing)
[ ] I do not use generative AI in my courses.
[ ] Other (please specify): _________________________________________________
2.13 Is it acceptable for instructors to use generative AI for any of the purposes listed above?
( ) No
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( ) Don't know
2.14 Why shouldn’t instructors use generative AI for any of these purposes?
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2.15 Do you incorporate generative AI into your teaching?
( ) No, and I do not plan to incorporate it.
( ) No, but I plan to incorporate it.
( ) Yes.
2.16 What are you using, or what will you use, to inform your classroom policies regarding AI? (Select all that apply.)
[ ] Self-created policies or guidelines
[ ] Institution policies or guidelines
[ ] Department policies or guidelines
[ ] Recommended guidelines or practices from other institutions
[ ] Media publications (e.g., articles on the topic of generative AI)
[ ] Other (please specify): _________________________________________________
2.17 Please provide examples of how you have incorporated generative AI into your teaching.
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Supporting Student Mental Health, Inclusion, and Accessibility
3.1 Are you actively and directly involved in supporting your student’s mental health?
( ) No
( ) Yes
( ) Unsure
3.2 Which of the following have you done and/or are you currently doing to support your students’ mental health and well-being? (Select all that apply.)
[ ] I share mental health and well-being resources with my students.
[ ] I participate or have participated in training related to mental health and well-being.
[ ] I incorporate mental health and well-being topics into my courses.
[ ] I conduct well-being check-ins with my students.
[ ] I provide direct support to students in one-on-one conversations.
[ ] Other (please specify): _________________________________________________
[ ] None of the above
3.3 Please rate your level of agreement with each of the following statements:
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I feel that it is part of my role to support my student’s mental health and well-being needs. |
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My institution is actively working to address students’ mental health and well-being needs. |
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3.4 What technologies, if any, is your institution using to help address students’ mental health and well-being needs? (e.g., mental health apps, online therapy tools, after hours appointment scheduling)
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3.5 Which of the following have you done and/or are you currently doing to make your course accessible to students? (Select all that apply.)
[ ] I look for ways to enable my students to participate in course-related activities.
[ ] I look for ways to accommodate multiple learning preferences and needs.
[ ] I look for multiple ways of presenting important information to students.
[ ] I offer multiple ways for students to submit assignments and take assessments.
[ ] I clearly convey the learning goals and objectives to students in my courses.
[ ] I implement flexibility into my courses (deadlines, attendance policies, opportunities for make-up work, etc.)
[ ] None of the above
3.6 How, if at all, do you help your students to feel more included in and outside of class? Please provide specific examples.
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3.7 Beyond the typical accommodations that are offered at institutions (e.g., testing accommodations, reading or scribing services, approval for the use of technology such as audio recorders and computers in class), have you implemented any additional technologies, tools, and/or strategies in your courses to support students from diverse backgrounds and with varying needs?
( ) No, but I plan to.
( ) No, and I don’t plan to.
( ) Yes (please specify):: _________________________________________________
( ) Maybe
( ) Don't know
3.8 Which of the following have you done to help manage student financial constraints in your courses? (Select all that apply.)
[ ] Stopped requiring a textbook
[ ] Opted for a cheaper or free (open-sourced) textbook or reading materials
[ ] Made assessments digital so that students don’t have to print materials
[ ] Adopted more affordable instructional technologies for students to use
[ ] Updated classroom policies to better accommodate students with financial hardships (e.g., flexibility in attendance requirements and allowing deadline extensions and make-up work)
[ ] Encouraged students to communicate their financial hardships to their instructors
[ ] Other (please specify):: _________________________________________________
[ ] Don't know
[ ] None of the above
Workforce Skills & Competencies
4.1 Are you required to incorporate workforce competencies into your teaching and course design?
( ) No
( ) Yes
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4.2 Which of the following best describes your most recent and current teaching?
( ) I do not incorporate workforce competencies in my courses.
( ) I incorporate workforce competencies in some of my courses.
( ) I incorporate workforce competencies in most of my courses.
( ) I incorporate workforce competencies in all of my courses.
4.3 Does your institution provide incentives if you incorporate workforce competencies into your teaching and course design?
( ) No
( ) Yes
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4.4 Please indicate which of the following workforce competency areas you are required to incorporate into your courses, which areas you voluntarily incorporate into your courses, and which areas you do not incorporate into your courses.
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4.5 Where do you gain information about which workforce competencies your students will need? (Select all that apply.)
[ ] Scholarly publications (e.g., research and journal articles, conference proceedings)
[ ] Non-scholarly publications or media (e.g., news/media articles or videos, social media)
[ ] Presentations (e.g., from conferences, workshops, trainings)
[ ] My professional network
[ ] My nonprofessional network
[ ] My department/unit
[ ] My students
[ ] Institutional leadership
[ ] Other (please specify): _________________________________________________
[ ] I don't gain information about which workforce competencies my students will need.
4.6 What could your institution do to better support your ability to effectively build workforce competencies into your teaching and courses?
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Demographics
5.1 Which of the following best describe(s) your current primary role/position in higher education?
( ) Faculty/Instructor
( ) Administration
( ) Instructional Designer
( ) Staff
( ) Other (please specify): _________________________________________________
5.2 What is your current status? (Select all that apply.)
[ ] Full-time
[ ] Part-time
[ ] Tenured
[ ] Pre-tenure
[ ] Non-tenure track
[ ] Adjunct
[ ] Other (please specify): _________________________________________________
5.3 What discipline(s) do you teach in? (Select all that apply.)
[ ] Agriculture and natural resources
[ ] Biological/life sciences
[ ] Business, management, marketing
[ ] Communications/journalism
[ ] Computer and information sciences
[ ] Education, including physical education
[ ] Engineering and architecture
[ ] Fine and performing arts
[ ] Health sciences, including professional programs
[ ] Humanities
[ ] Liberal arts/general studies
[ ] Manufacturing, construction, repair, or transportation
[ ] Physical sciences, including mathematical sciences
[ ] Public administration, legal, social, and protective services
[ ] Social sciences
[ ] Other (please specify): _________________________________________________
5.4 Do you typically have TA support for your courses?
( ) No
( ) Yes
5.5 In which of the following areas do TAs provide support? (Select all that apply.)
[ ] Grading
[ ] Technology support
[ ] Office hours, mentoring, or tutoring support for students
[ ] Lecture design
[ ] Assessment design
[ ] Proctoring
[ ] Facilitating in class work/activities
[ ] Other (please specify): _________________________________________________
[ ] None of the above
5.6 Which gender identity best describes you? (Select all that apply.)
[ ] Man
[ ] Woman
[ ] Genderqueer
[ ] Gender Nonconforming
[ ] Nonbinary
[ ] Trans male / trans man
[ ] Trans female / trans woman
[ ] Not listed (please specify): ________________________________________________
[ ] Prefer not to answer
5.7 Which of the following best describes your racial and ethnic identity? (Select all that apply.)
[ ] Hispanic or Latino or Spanish origin
[ ] American Indian or Alaska Native
[ ] Asian
[ ] Black or African American
[ ] Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
[ ] White
[ ] Not listed (please specify): _________________________________________________
[ ] Prefer not to answer
Thank You!
Thank you for completing EDUCAUSE's 2024 Faculty and Technology Survey! Your response is very important to us.